Communications

Telephones - main lines in use:
368,874 (1996)

Telephones - mobile cellular:
7,229 (1995)

Telephone system:
new subscribers face bureaucratic difficulties; most telephones are concentrated in La Paz and other cities
domestic:
primary trunk system, which is being expanded, employs digital microwave radio relay; some areas are served by fiber-optic cable; mobile cellular systems are being expanded
international:
satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean)